Good Girl

I have a basenji-German Shepherd mix puppy in one of my classes. She weighs about 20# and looks more like a basenji than a GSD. Very smart girl. The resident family has had non-resident family visiting. One of the visitors is a 14-month-old boy. The pup is being much more calm and patient with him than anyone else. He picks up her leash and walks her around the house even though he's barely walking himself. He's also been watching the rest of the family train her.

We were talking about it at graduation on Monday and Mom said he will give the pup a treat and say, "Goooood Girrrrl." Then Mom told us that the little boy asked for a cookie and his mom gave him one. He looked at his mom and said, "Goooood Girrrrl."

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